Page 5 - Annual Report 2020

 Robust Ethics Framework:
Action: Both Ethics framework & POSH Policy have been developed and introduced

 Digitization of processes and visibility:

Action: A significant budget has been set aside by the Board. The last one year
has seen giant strides by the Digital Transformation Team towards ensuring a robust
process in motion.

 Review of Membership:

Action: PE circulated a note and conducted a survey to gather thoughts. A committee
will be formed to work towards this process.

 Redefine memorandum to the current context

Action: Secretary & President studied the memorandum once again vis a vis the
previous review teams’ input. Based on the understanding of the inputs given by the
previous review team, certain modifications will be done along-with a set of Bylaws.
Legal opinion is being sought to ensure compliance.

 ABS Summit – spread the wing outside India: Committee comprising of Khirod, Sonali,
Kumud, Hema, Sushma, Atul & Veda are working to invite presenters outside India to
be part of the online ABS Summit in the month of September 2021.

 50th Year Anniversary Celebration: Golden Jubilee Group comprising of Satyakki,
Ruchi, Vikram and Anisha along-with Abad & CN as advisors has been formed.

Action: A new logo and emblem were launched to mark the beginning of the 50th year.

 Heritage Project – The previous terms Heritage Project will see fruition.

EB also took on priority to further strengthen and discipline the systemic processes that
needed attention to streamline the operational efficiency and move away from people
dependent to processes driven ISABS. Some of the key areas that were taken up during 2020;

 Institutionalising formal communication process for role-based email ids & group
ids.

 ECHO Labs (T-Group labs) using virtual medium were conceptualised, designed and
implemented successfully

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